Technology
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Tech Talk: Google gather more personal info than Facebook
Despite recent controversy over Facebook’s hunger for personal data, as well the publicity surrounding CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony before Congress, Google gathers far more information on its users and has greater reach in its tracking and the time people spend on its sites and apps. New regulations, particularly in Europe, are driving Google and others to disclose more…
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Tech Talk: IRS extends filing deadline due to computer glitch
The Internal Revenue Service announced late Tuesday it will let taxpayers submit tax returns without penalty through Wednesday due to technical problems. A computer glitch at the IRS knocked offline the agency’s ability to process many tax returns filed electronically, a breakdown that left agency officials flummoxed and millions of Americans baffled, write Jeff Stein, Damian…
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Tech Talk: YouTube, Twitter turn Philadelphia Starbucks confrontation into national news
When two men were removed from a Philadelphia Starbucks by police at the behest of the store’s manager, a patron filmed the incident and posted it on Twitter, where it soon went viral. After a second video was uploaded to YouTube, the story made national news, writes Justin Peters at slate.com. [uam_ad id=”54865″] The CEO of Starbucks has…
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Tech Talk: Disabled users talk about problems with the digital experience
Lack of inclusivity in tech design can have real-world consequences for people with disabilities. Accessibility experts and users with disabilities have identified six major hurdles that prevent the disabled from enjoying a seamless digital experience, writes Roberto Torres at technical.ly. [uam_ad id=”54865″] Accessibility expert Austin Seraphin, who is visually impaired and the cofounder of Philly Touch Tour,…
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Tech Talk: Salesforce adopts blockchain electronic ledger
The Salesforce company is working on adopting the use of blockchain, the electronic ledger that tracks Bitcoin or other digital currencies, company co-founders Marc Benioff and Parker Harris said recently in an interview. Benioff told a story of being at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland where a bit of serendipity led him to start thinking…
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Tech Talk: Bitcoin and nonprofits
Adopting bitcoin can broaden the ways a nonprofit receives donations. The biggest incentive for most nonprofits to accept bitcoin is that most major payment processors, like Coinbase, don’t charge any processing fees for donations to 501(c)(3) nonprofits and charities, write Stephen Jackson and Wes Holing at blog.techsoup.org. [uam_ad id=”54865″] In addition, bitcoin’s relatively instant transfers can make…
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Tech Talk: Steve Wozniak speaks in Philly
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak appeared at Philadelphia’s Warwick Hotel Tuesday as the keynote speaker at InstaMed’s user conference, and in wide-ranging comments, he told the crowd that he is interested in, but unimpressed by, artificial intelligence, writes Roberto Torres at technical.ly. [uam_ad id=”54865″] “I believe the A [in artificial intelligence] is correct but people get confused and…
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Tech Talk: Google opens Philadelphia Cloud Developers Group
Google recently established its first Developer Group in the Philadelphia area in hopes of roping in some of Amazon Cloud’s market share. A Google Developer Group is a meetup session centered around cloud hosting and other topics, writes Roberto Torres at technical.ly. [uam_ad id=”54865″] In Philly, the company just launched GDG Cloud Philly, led by Old City-based…
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Tech Talk: Steve Case speaks at 1776 in Philadelphia
Online entrepreneur Steve Case, co-founder of AOL, appeared in Philadelphia Thursday evening to tout startup enterprises as the savior of the city’s economy. Case appeared for a conversation with 1776 co-CEO Anthony Maher as as part of 1776’s merger completion with Benjamin’s Desk, writes Roberto Torres at technical.ly. [uam_ad id=”54865″] “If you care about Philly, the best thing you can do…
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Tech Talk: Wireless technology helps build a better mousetrap
Victor, the iconic mousetrap company, is using a Comcast network to build what it calls “connected pest control.” The company’s new battery-powered trap zaps rats or mice with electricity and then sends an alert through a new Comcast wireless network that allows building supervisors or pest-control contractors to monitor the kills on an app, writes…
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Tech Talk: Simulator subjects any home town to a nuclear blast
A frightening simulation program designed by the firm in the Fishtown section of Philadelphia shows users what would happen to their hometown if it was struck by a nuclear bomb. In partnership with Madison, Wis.-based Outrider Foundation— a think-thank focusing on nuclear disarmament and climate change — Bluecadet built a simulator that lets you see how…
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Tech Talk: Data Jawn conference unites Philadelphia tech nerds
On June 13 at the Science History Museum, three Philly data analytics companies will unite to bring back the Data Jawn conference, last held in 2015. Ted Coyle, a data consultant in Philly who came to own the datajawn.com domain, said the event’s return is timely and necessary avenue for to community building, writes Roberto Torres at…
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Fort Washington tech company boasts ‘cool’ office space
SofterWare Inc., a Fort Washington company that creates time-saving and money-raising software platforms, gives its employees access to a gym, fire pit and café. Jim Harnett, the company’s multimedia content developer, brags that SofterWare’s has given him “a truly enjoyable workspace,” writes Clara Lefton at bizjournals.com. [uam_ad id=”54865″] “There is an abundance of natural light…
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Tech Talk: Wayne company helps track human traffickers in Asia
A company in Wayne, Pa., is using technology to help Asian authorities combat human trafficking. QuantaVerse, founded in 2014, is combining data science with artificial intelligence to track and identify transactions by money launderers, terrorist financiers and human traffickers, writes Roberto Torres at technical.ly. [uam_ad id=”54865″] The company, featured in a documentary released by The…
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Tech Talk: Philly Tech Week brings people and ideas together
Philly Tech Week is coming up April 27-May 6. It is the best time of year for the region’s techies to show off what they’re working on and to come together as a community, writes Catherine Sontag at techical.ly. [uam_ad id=”54865″] This year’s #PTW18 Signature Event will take place at Reading Terminal Market. While we can…
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Tech Talk: AOL cofounder Steve Case to speak in Philadelphia
Billionaire investor and entrepreneur Steve Case, formerly of AOL, will take part in a fireside chat April 5 with Anthony Maher, co-CEO of 1776, at the company’s spot in Philadelphia’s University City. 1776 is celebrating the launch of its “newly integrated brand,” following its merger with Benjamin’s Desk last October, writes Roberto Torres at technical.ly. [uam_ad…
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Tech Talk: Cheddar, the financial news service for millennials, plans expansion
Cheddar, CNBC’s financial news streaming service aimed at millennials, has raised $22 million for a planned expansion, the company announced this week. The service is preparing to launch a new channel on Snapchat Discover, in addition to expanding to the UK, writes Benjamin Mullin at wsj.com. [uam_ad id=”54865″] Founder and Chief Executive Jon Steinberg, the…
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Tech Talk: Bitcoin now in use for direct investments
Bitcoin investors are now using the cryptocurrency to make purchases in the real world. Most earlier transactions involved the buyer converting Bitcoin into U.S. dollars to make the purchase — a liquidation of assets, much in the same way a first-time homebuyer might use investment dollars to afford a down payment, writes Andrew Zeleski at…
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